advantis and GFC - commercial mortgage help

[justjuicy2005]

Hi, we currently have a bridging loan ( this was the only option at the time) through goldcrest finance for £90k - as you can imagine the rates are very high, we are due to end our 3 month period with this company (end of this month) and are looking for a mortgage. There are 3 of us applying for the new mortgage and have lots of security and a good income. However we are finding it difficult to find a mortgage (commercial for woodland) and the only company we found were GFC who wanted a £295 brokers fee which we paid. The company who have offered us a mortgage are called advantis who say they need 2 valuations for the woodland and the house we are using as security which comes in at a cost of £1000. The thing is we dont want to pay this fee and then end up with no mortgage.

Does anyone have any experience with the above companie(s)?

Thanks

[Glendinning1955]

I have just received a letter from Advantis Credit Limited of Minton Hollins Building Shelton Old Road Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire ST4 7RY saying that their client is anxious to resolve an outstanding debt. I have checked their website and in essence they appear to be debt collectors. If it is the same company, I am not convinced that they would have the experience to help in refinancing.